HORRIBLE MURDERS OF GERMAN COLONISTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 30, 4 February 1905, Page 13

HORRIBLE MURDERS OF GERMAN COLONISTS.

SCALES SINGLED OUT. Since tic ontbreak of the third rebellion wMck has occurred in German SouthWest Afrira within the last 12 months, that of the Witboia, numerous German Colonists have been massacre*! by the negro insurgents. During the first week of October no fewer than 33 prominent German settlers were murdered In one district; aloue. A fugitive who succeeded Iα reaching one or other of the three fortified places in the soutiora part of tile colony states, that the Wlthois systematically till all German men and male children, trat that the laromen. and female children remain unmolested. Reports received from German SouthWest Africa contain statements made by the wido-srs of colonists murdered by the Wltbois. One cf them. Fran Stain, says: "My husband and my sister's husband were mimiered In front of our houae by a troop of Witfaols. My sister and I were tn the boose, and saw both tie mcrders committed. Aly sister went oct and begged permission to bury the two bodies, bet the Witbois replied that tte vultures must also be supplied with food, and refused to allow the Interment. The Witbois then came into oar house and 3eized my son, IS months. Sly. sister and I held fast to the child, bnt we were obliged to loosen onr grip to prevent the Wltboia tearing its lliabs apart. The Witbois then pitched the baby out of the window, and used ir as a target for rifle practice." Another woman, Fmii £mit. says: 'The "Witbois forced an entrance into oar house, and when I endeavoured to protect my lnzsixrwi froia their violence they dragged Mai otre, tied him to tts nearest tree, and siior him before my eyes. - ' So far as bay been ascertained, the only troman us ordered by the Wrtbois was FTaaJeLn Braner. of JJosatsas. The mime of one .Englishman, a fanner named Harris, of Eeitzabbis, appesrs in the official list or victims. Mrs Bothnia stated that one farm on the Genran side cf the Orange Hirer was visited by 70 Hottentots, who shot sir msa in cold blood and af tenrards murdered five children, one of them an nrfaat ! only IS months old. At another place the I natives wounded a little boy of nve who : tried to hide hiinseif among his brothers j and sisters, and begged tie Eavtges to J spare his life. Bnt they tore Mm from il3 mother's arms xai shot tim tegetlier I with feU fsfter.